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Chapter 18All Excerpts From: S. A. Bodeen. “The Compound.”
Allusions and other References
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“Even on bed rest, there was a chance it could have been bad enough that they would have to do an emergency C-section. That’s what they told me. ”




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“You’re bleeding.” I grabbed some extra sheets and towels from the linen closet and spread them under her on the bed as best as I could.


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propped up

She lay propped up on some pillows, holding her stomach. “Ohhhh.” Her face was pale.”




last person.jpgthe last person I expected“Lexie looked at me. “And Eli will figure out how to get us out of here.” She the last person I expected to be confident in my abilities as a savior.
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have faith in me








Vocabulary and Concepts

confident
savior
sensation
sodium nitroprusside



Literary Devices



  • “My mind was whirling. A mystery inside. So familiar. I’d heard that recently. But where? And when? A mystery inside.Those words ate me up. ”

  • “Mom stared at the ceiling. “This puts a kink in things.”

  • “No, we’ll take care of everything, really. You need to lie still.”


  • “they recommended that Terese be my last baby.” I felt my heart in my throat. “Did Dad know that?”


  • “Normal again, to me, would be to touch someone, without having to summon up courage.”

  • “ I did not have all the time in the world.”